Though he was somewhat confused, Kitahara Kaede felt even more relieved.
Because he had not lost yet.
Itachi Uchiha, who had originally been about to celebrate his assured victory, did not even have time to rejoice.
His expression immediately fell.
Because Kitahara Kaede's image before him suddenly changed.
He felt as though there was another person standing beside Kitahara Kaede.
That person looked very much like him, but he himself was clearly standing right here.
Then who was the other him beside Kitahara Kaede?
He soon received his answer.
Because Itachi Uchiha sensed a fluctuation of ocular power.
It came from beside Kitahara Kaede.
Impossible!
Itachi Uchiha was astonished inwardly.
Even the endlessly looping Genjutsu stopped.
Meanwhile, Kitahara Kaede was still in a half-dazed state.
He was not yet very clear about what was happening outside.
It was under these circumstances—
That Itachi Uchiha directly dropped to one knee.
He looked utterly despondent.
"I lost... I lost..."
In truth, losing to Kitahara Kaede was not a big deal.
But what truly left Itachi Uchiha so devastated was—
That he had lost to an ocular technique.
An ocular technique very similar to his own style.
It was so familiar, yet it left him so powerless.
Itachi Uchiha hated that feeling.
He had lost.
Yet everyone found it only natural.
After all, Kitahara Kaede was an Extreme Shadow.
The number one in the ninja world today.
That was what they believed.
They did not know Tsukikawa Isshiki existed.
So they considered Kitahara Kaede the strongest of the present age.
Unfortunately, what they knew even less was—
When Kitahara Kaede defeated Itachi Uchiha, he was still completely bewildered.
Chapter 419: Bewildered Fruit on a Bewildered Tree, You and Me Beneath the Bewildered Tree!
The scene spiraled out of control for a time.
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